GIS – 28 November 2018: The forecast of tourism earnings for 2018 is being maintained at Rs 64 billion by the Bank of Mauritius, according to a press communiqué issued by Statistics Mauritius on 26 November 2018. This figure represents an increase o

GIS – 19 November 2018: A half-day workshop on the theme “Data for Development – Opportunities and Challenges” was organised at the initiative of Statistics Mauritius, on 16 November 2018, at the Intercontinental Mauritius Resort, Balaclava, to mark

GIS – 16 November 2018: The contribution of the construction sector to the Gross Domestic Product has been increasing since 2017 and the growth rate is estimated to rise further to 9.5% in 2018. The Minister of Public Infrastructure and Land Transp

GIS – 12 November 2018: The Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance, Mr Dharmendar Sesungkur received the Executive Secretary of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Mr Janneh, on 08 November 2018, in Ebène.
In a statement, the Minister highlighte

GIS – 20 September 2018: Mauritius continues to play a strategic role as a trusted and fully compliant international financial centre. Government has taken bold and proactive measures and is continuously devising new policies to further transform Ma

GIS – 20 September 2018: The Role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the industralisation process in Southern Africa was the focus today at the 24th Session of the Inter-Governmental Committee of Experts – United Nations Economic Commission f

GIS – 30 May 2018: The key findings on skills needs and manpower requirements for the Manufacturing Non-Textile Sector, a result of a survey carried out on skills needs by the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) under the Skills Studies 2017/2

GIS – 28 May 2018: The ninth issue of the Economic and Social Indicators of Statistics Mauritius, based on the results of the Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Survey, indicates that the unemployment rate has decreased from 7.3% to 7.1% in 2017.
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GIS – 08 March 2018: One of the most viable strategies to achieve national development goals in both developing and developed nations is to promote SMEs. This sector accounts for 55% of GDP in developed economies and 35% in developing economies, sa

​GIS – 05 March 2018: Mauritius has maintained its first position as a “mostly free” economy in Sub-Saharan Africa and has been ranked 21st out of 180 countries with a score of 75,1 in the 24th Index of Economic Freedom published by the Heritage Fo